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Post Hospt Carthage Tenn
Tuesday June 2d / 63
My Dear Mother
as I had not wrighting you for some
time I thought I would put In this eaving wrighting to you
I wroat to Sis or I would have wrighting to you befour this. I
wroat Sis the 28th. The mail has not went out for 3 days
till this morning and Thare hase not a mail went out for
a long time without carring one to you. I am will
this Eaving I was sent over to wait upon a nother ward one
of the Nurses is Sick and the other one ran off this after
noon So I will have to stay up all night to night. This
is a Easey ward or reather they are two thrown into one No 2
and 3, each Containing 4 men, all able to wait on them
selvs but one he has a Brocking Legg Is all that ails him.
I will lay down and take a Sleep after the Dr comes
around at 11 ock. I was out to Camp of the 36th & 92d Sunday
found them all well was over and saw Q[uarter] Master Baiton[?]
once a Hack Driver at one time I would traided persishion [position]
with him for Some Boot[s] (what Friends can dew if they are a mind
to) Wm Pickring was thare also. Our Regt went out on a
Scout on the Eaving of the 29th went about 15 miles up the
River run Into the Rebels Pickets John Rickey was
wounded threw the thigh nothing but a felsh [flesh] wound will
soon be will. Saw him about 20 minuets agoe Is
cheerfull Seys his Legg dount hurt him you can tell
his Father that he Seys he wroat to Anney his Sister
yesterday and that he will be to his Regt or able to
goe in 3 weeks. Capt Beckley got run over by
the Reb Cavelry and knocked over a stoan wall hert
and Brused him up a good deal but now is about
well So to day he was Field Ooffer [officer] of the day I saw
him jest at dark this Eaving he Seem in good spirets
Sey he will dew all he can for me Some talk that Dr
Whitland was going to Some Ohio Hospt to tacke

Post Hospt Carthage Tenn
Tuesday June 2d / 63
My Dear Mother
as I had not wrighting you for some
time I thought I would put In this eaving wrighting to you
I wroat to Sis or I would have wrighting to you befour this. I
wroat Sis the 28th. The mail has not went out for 3 days
till this morning and Thare hase not a mail went out for
a long time without carring one to you. I am will
this Eaving I was sent over to wait upon a nother ward one
of the Nurses is Sick and the other one ran off this after
noon So I will have to stay up all night to night. This
is a Easey ward or reather they are two thrown into one No 2
and 3, each Containing 4 men, all able to wait on them
selvs but one he has a Brocking Legg Is all that ails him.
I will lay down and take a Sleep after the Dr comes
around at 11 ock. I was out to Camp of the 36th & 92d Sunday
found them all well was over and saw Q[uarter] Master Baiton[?]
once a Hack Driver at one time I would traided persishion [position]
with him for Some Boot[s] (what Friends can dew if they are a mind
to) Wm Pickring was thare also. Our Regt went out on a
Scout on the Eaving of the 29th went about 15 miles up the
River run Into the Rebels Pickets John Rickey was
wounded threw the thigh nothing but a felsh [flesh] wound will
soon be will. Saw him about 20 minuets agoe Is
cheerfull Seys his Legg dount hurt him you can tell
his Father that he Seys he wroat to Anney his Sister
yesterday and that he will be to his Regt or able to
goe in 3 weeks. Capt Beckley got run over by
the Reb Cavelry and knocked over a stoan wall hert
and Brused him up a good deal but now is about
well So to day he was Field Ooffer [officer] of the day I saw
him jest at dark this Eaving he Seem in good spirets
Sey he will dew all he can for me Some talk that Dr
Whitland was going to Some Ohio Hospt to tacke